Introduction to Online Legal Research  (Westlaw and Lexis)
Professor Callister

Session: Fall - Spring

Lexis: Shepard's Citation Service Introduction

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L2

Initially, you view Shepard's in "Unrestricted Mode."  You have 540 citing references.  Note that, unlike the Shepard's print product, all of the parallel citations are being Shepardized.  A  at the top also warns there is negative treatment.  The first U.S. Supreme Court case listed, Romer v. Evans is noted to have overruled Davis v. Beason as well as cite the case in a dissenting opinion.  If you select the Romer decision for viewing (specifically at a "pin point" cite), . . .

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